Investment

To invest is to allocate money in the expectation of some benefit in the future. In finance, the benefit from an investment is called a return. The return may consist of a gain (or loss) realised from the sale of property or an investment, unrealised capital appreciation (or depreciation), or investment income such as dividends, interest, rental income etc., or a combination of capital gain and income.

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Investment . Cryptocurrency . Gambling

Is it permissible to invest in cryptocurrencies? How can one distinguish between gambling on a trade and making a legitimate investment?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answered 1 week ago

According to leading scholars like Marje’ Taqleed Sayyed Musa Zanjani in Qum, dealing with crypto is allowed provided it does not break the rules and does harm anyone. Gambling is completely different from trading. Trading has factors of the market while gambling has no factor but merely the chance, that is gambling is not allowed while trading is allowed.

Wassalam.

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Investment

Is it allowed to willingly accept a fixed profit offered on investment by a non-Muslim company?

According to many Muslim scholars, it is permissible for a Muslim to receive fixed profit offered on investment by a non Muslim according to their laws.

Wassalam.

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Investment . Cryptocurrency

Is it permissible in Islam to receive fixed profit on investments from a crypto mining company which is owned by non-Muslims?

Fixed profit makes the deal a sort of interest which is unlawful in Islam. Many of our scholars say that it is permissible for a Muslim to receive interest given by non Muslim which lawful according to them.

Wassalam.

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Government . Investment

Is it allowed to invest in government bonds in Islam? Are there any exceptions for Muslims living in secular countries where resources are shared between believers and non-believers?

If the funds of the Bonds are invested in lawful business, it will be then permissible to invest in such bonds, but if the money is invested in any unlawful business like alcohol, gambling, usury, etc then it will be forbidden to invest in it.

Wassalam.

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Stock . Investment . Options trading

Is it permissible to trade in futures and options in the stock market?

According to many leading scholars Ulama, it is permissible to trade in Futures and Options in the stock market as far as the shares or binds deal with lawful business only.

'Wassalam.

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Investment . Cryptocurrency . Loan

Is it allowed in Islam to engage in leveraged trading for cryptocurrencies or stocks, which involves borrowing money to trade with?

Yes it is permissible to engage in leveraged trading. As far as the trading itself is lawful.

Wassalam.

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Investment . Cryptocurrency

Is it permissible to invest in crypto meme tokens like Shiba Inu and Baby Doge currency, which have no known use cases as such?

Some Marraje' of Taqleed say that it is permissible to invest in crypto currencies as far as it does not cause harm to anyone and does not break the law of the land, while other Maraaje; of Taqleed did not issue any verdict in this matter, so you should follow your Marje' of Taqleed.

Wassalam.

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Doubt . Investment . Business Ethics

Is it permissible to invest in a fund or index that invests in many companies, some of which deal with Halal items, but there is doubt that some companies may be involved in Haram businesses?

It is not allowed to invest in a fund or indent which invests even partly in unlawful business like usury, alcohol, gambling etc.

'Wassalam.

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Investment . Cryptocurrency . Futures trading

Is trading in perpetual future contracts allowed, especially Bitcoin perpetual futures contracts? These contracts involve cash settlements and indirectly affect the liquidity, market sentiment, and price of the underlying asset.

You need to write directly to you Marje’ of Taqleed as there are different opinions between the Maraaje’ on these matters. Some of them say it is allowed while others don’t allow it.

‘Wassalam.

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Government . Investment

Is it permissible to invest in an ETF containing long-term U.S. government bonds?

Investing in bonds is like any investment which can be permissible if the money is invested in lawful business only. It can be not permissible if the money is invested in any Haraam business like usury, alcohol, gambling, etc.

'Wassalam.

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Haram . Halal . Investment

Is it permissible to trade in options within an index that includes both Halal and Haram listed companies?

It is not permissible to trade in any company which deals in Haraam activities and also not permissible to trade in a mixture of companies if any unlawful business is involved.

Wassalaam

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Rulings (Ahkam) . Scholars . Investment . Cryptocurrency

What is the correct ruling regarding the trade of cryptocurrencies and, in particular, bitcoin. Do the rulings differ between the scholars on this matter?

As this matter is still under research and discussion between our Islamic scholars, there is different opinions on it. Some scholars prefer to wait to get full details before issuing a verdict, e,g Ayatullah Siatani who did not give a verdict on cryptocurrency till now. There are scholars who said that it is allowed to deal in cryptocurrency as fas it does not violate the rules and regulations of the country where you live, and it does not harm others.
Wassalam.